Obidan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Obidan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obidan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Obidan (17) may also be a first name.

Obidan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obidan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obidan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obidan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obidan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obidan is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Obidan are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obidan is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 83 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Gombe, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 24 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaidan924,260/
Obeidan922/
Obiodan922/
Obiedan921/
Obioddan868/
Oubidane865/
Obaidgan861/
Hobeidan861/
Abidan83397/
Obedan8325/
Ebidan833/
Ovidan831/
Obădan831/
Owidan831/
Obidon830/
Oweidan77765/
Ubaidan77285/
Abidang77206/
Gabidan7783/
Govidan7782/
Abidaan7742/
Abeidan7723/
Abidain7717/
Abidane7717/
Habidan778/
Abaidan778/
Abuidan777/
Aabidan773/
Abidean773/
Obidoun771/
Obedain771/
Obaidam771/
Abiodan771/
Obaidoon711,720/
Abeidang7147/
Abeidane715/
Govidhan715/
Habidane713/
Obiodoun712/
Obaidoun711/
Obeidoon711/
Abedan671,999/
Avidan67295/
Abidon67224/
Awidan6799/
Ebidon6715/
Ubedan674/
Obidongne672/
Ebedan672/
Obedon671/
Owedan671/
Abidam671/
Abhichdan671/
Gobeedhan671/
Ovidam671/
Obidom671/
A'Abidean671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obidan
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